FROZEN SPLENDOR!!

This is what Snoqualmie Falls looked like the week before the flooding started!

Awesome!! (click on photo for enlargement)

Below "Christmas photos" you will see what changes took place in one week.

Ilinois - Christmas 2008

Bonny, Karen, Marilynn, Edee, Gladys

This is our "Refresher Nurse" group. We still get together at Country Squire every Christmas when I come to town. We have done this for over 20 years.
I went to the Berggren's before Christmas for a few days and met their new dog Maddie.
She weighs 5 pounds and Jeremy thinks she is a toy. How cute!!

Maddie fits right into Jeremy's sweater!

Christmas 2008

Christmas Eve at Holy Cross Lutheran Church
Baby Jesus

Connor & Christen are eager to answer the questions at the Children's Sermon.

Frequently the pastor doesn't call on them because they know the answer to her questions and spoil her presentation! ( :

Olivia and Jeremy also joined in.

Christen, Olivia, Connor and Jeremy

Christen is always willing to pose for a picture!

What a sweetie!

Jeremy we will catch on the run.....

and the rest of the Grandkids have disappeared!!

Now it is time for Pa to take us home and dance around the Christmas tree!!

Backes Family
Jodi, Larry, Connor,Christen & Montana

Jaki, Jeff & Jeremy

Julie, Jason, Gavin & Olivia

Karen & Nick Kaiser

Jodi & Connor

It is finally time to dance around the Christmas tree and sing "Nu har vi Jul igen" in Danish.

(now we have Christmas again) This year Gavin is the only newcomer to be initiated to this event! ( :

Gladelig Jul to all!!

We will have Aebleskiver for breakfast! We love keeping the Danish traditions!

Christen loves holding Gavin!
But he is not sure about this and has to check out who is behind him!!

Cousin's having fun!

Now I will smile and show off my dimples when Mommy is holding me!

Quiet Olivia!

Look at those blue eyes!!!

It is not easy to get all 5 Grands on one picture!

This is as close as we came! ( :

Olivia in her new Purdue hat........she must believe the Boilers are #1!!!!

Connor and Gavin

Christen and Montana

After Christmas the "Meatballs" got together for lunch.

Jim & Maureen Reichardt, Jim & Bonny Christensen, Pete and Darlene Frantonious

What fun to renew old friendships!!

Happy New Year to all!!

Historic Flood in Snoqualmie - January 2009

Snoqualmie Falls is overflowing with muddy water! Wow!

If you look at my last post it is Jodi by the falls on her 40th birthday on November 29th.

Quite a change 12 inches of rain can make!

This is the mainstreet in Snoqualmie, actually taken before the Snoqualmie River crested!

We feel very fortunate to be living on the Ridge where we are high and dry!